Cochon Restaurant Revisited

On my last visit to New Orleans I stopped into Cochon Restaurant, which I had visited a few trips prior and absolutely loved, especially since back then, I was invited back into the kitchen to take some pictures! (Here is the original post, followed by one of my favorite pics from that visit):

There were a few dishes that I wished I had tried on my previous dining experience, so I made another go at it. On a side note, Chefs Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski also recently opened a second Cochon Restaurant in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Cooked in the restaurants wood burning oven, these baked oysters, topped with a compound butter made with Vietnamese Chili sauce among other inredients, were easily my favorite of the appetizers. The plump Louisiana Oysters with the spicy, garlicky butter sauce were absolutely addicting. Definitely one of my new favorite Louisiana Oyster dishes, of which I have many.

I couldn’t resist trying Donald Link’s Boudin, as I was on a bit of a Louisiana Charcuterie hunt on this particular trip. Fried Boudin Balls with pickled peppers and housemade Abita Beer Whole Grain Mustard:

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2 thoughts on “Cochon Restaurant Revisited”

Just found your site and I am in love with all of the recipies and the awesome photos- I am sure doing this is time consuming, but you are much appreciated. I have a brother in MS who needs to smuggle andouille in a suitcase to WV make me his red beans and rice- now I can surprise him with my own!!

Hi Danno,
Went down for the LSU vs. South Carolina game a couple weeks ago – spent before and after in NOLA and hit Cochon (among many others during out stay) for lunch on Thursday. Absolutely perfect – and best I can tell, like no place else on earth. Had the boudin balls, wood fired oysters, meat and oyster pie, and a couple of others. While the main item was always spectacular, combining them with the accompanying garnish in each bite took every one of them to a place I couldn’t have previously imagined. Thanks for the write up; it sent us there!